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Most patients with chronic low back problems experience pain relief when they flatten their lumbar lordosis by flexion of knees and hips. Our patients learn this in the Back School.
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Krämer, J., Kuehnegger, W. (1989). Biomechanical Background of Low Back Pain, Sciatica and Flexion Therapy. In: Mayer, H.M., Brock, M. (eds) Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74679-6_5
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